Aetna's stock gains after medical membership outlook raised

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Aetna Inc.
AET, -0.12%
are indicated higher in premarket trade Tuesday, after the insurer said it expects year-end 2014 total medical membership to exceed its previous projection of 23.4 million members. The company also said it still expects 2014 earnings to be at the high end of a $6.60-to-$6.70 range, and 2015 earnings of at least $6.90 a share. Aetna affirmed its 2014 revenue estimate of $57 billion to $62 billion and its 2015 revenue projection of at least $62 billion. The stock was up 0.8% in very light volume ahead of Tuesday's open. It has gained 0.5% so far in 2015, while the S&P 500 has declined 1.5%.

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